Did the sound of helicopters hovering overhead affect you or your pet’s sleeping habits on Thursday night? According to a news report from WUSA Channel 9, the 1200 block of Potomac Avenue was the end scene of a Virginia car chase. The suspect was apprehended by Metropolitan Police after a barricade situation, which shutdown several [...]
Entries Tagged as 'safety'
While you were sleeping: Virginia car chase ends in Hill East neighborhood
January 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill, New Hill East
Tags: Capitol Hill·car chase·Crime·hilleast·metropolitan police·safety
Away for the Holidays? Prep Your Home
December 16th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill, DC
It was wonderful being in DC over Thanksgiving weekend. We enjoyed a pretty empty city, which meant finding parking easily and going to touristy places without fighting the crowds. I was amazed as I walked my dog in the neighborhood, though, at how many homes I saw with piles of delivered newspapers and overflowing mailboxes. [...]
Tags: burglarie·lights·mail·newspaper·safety·thermostat·timer
Capitol Hill Crossings Get Schooled in Reform, Too
September 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill South
After reading last week’s column on Things We Take For Granted on Walking to School, some people spoke out on their concern for pedestrian safety between stopping and smelling the roses. With more and more small children, many of whom cannot be seen readily from behind the hoods of autos and many of whom are [...]
Don’t Even Think About Borrowing My Flashlight
September 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
Let’s all take a minute to mock Hurricane Earl as he wanders off. He’s not a man, never was one. Barely worth disrupting a vacation over and he leaves behind nothing but legions of disappointed TV weather folks, unable to capture the footage of the gas station roof being torn off or the chance to [...]
Tags: safety
The Chair in “Your” Parking Space: Illegal
February 13th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Capitol Hill
A DC Alert recently went out announcing the snow emergency will be lifted at 5 pm today. At that time, drivers will once again be permitted to park their vehicles on marked snow emergency routes. Also of note is the following reminder: “While residents continue to dig out from the back-to-back snow storms, they are [...]
Tags: DC Government·safety·snow
Is Your Roof in Danger?
February 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
From a seat inside Starbucks, we watched a man clear the roof of the National Capital Bank — with a 2×4. The children sipping hot chocolate nearby were in awe and worried about his safety. Based on the conversation on the HillEast listserv there is a great deal of concern about how our flat roofs [...]
Tags: Businesses·homes·safety
Calling All Walkers: DC Seeks Pedestrian Activists
February 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill
Last year, Councilmember Tommy Wells introduced legislation to create a Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC), a volunteer advisory body modeled on the the Bicycle Advisory Committee. The PAC convenes soon and each Councilmember will nominate one person to the board. To date, more than 50 people have applied to represent Ward 6. You can submit an [...]
Tags: DC Government·safety·Wells
Fighting Back – The Community Organizes Against Carjackers
December 22nd, 2009 · 10 Comments · Capitol Hill, New Hill East
Despite the still treacherous streets and sidewalks, roughly 75 people showed up last night at Options Public Charter School to hear more about the city’s response to the recent spate of carjackings on Capitol Hill, with a focus on those in PSA 103. Councilmember Wells, ANC Commissioner 6A05 Mary Beatty, Chief Lanier, and other police [...]
Mr. Wells: More Leadership, Fewer Excuses
November 6th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill
Involvement by residents of a community is essential for its improvement. Grassroots initiatives ensure the businesses and services a neighborhood needs are recognized and determined by its residents. But is there a point where such neighbor-driven initiatives become status quo, and what was once considered activism becomes part of the social fabric of a neighborhoods? [...]
Tags: Community·Crime·People·safety·Schools·Tommy Wells·transportation
